Once a Thief

Once a Thief 1991

纵横四海 zònghéng sì hǎi

Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.

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4.06 Intermediate Director John Woo 🍅 50%

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat Chow Yun-Fat Red Bean Puddin / Joe Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung James / Jim Cherie Chung Cho-Hung Cherie Chung Cho-Hung Red Bean / Cherie Paul Chu Kong Paul Chu Kong Chu / Godfather Kenneth Tsang Kenneth Tsang Chow / Dad Woo Fung Woo Fung Mr. Cheung Pierre Yves Burton Mr. Burton John Tang Yat-Kwan John Tang Yat-Kwan Young Red Bean Pudding / Young Joe Tong Ka-Fai Tong Ka-Fai Young James / Young Jim Leila Tong Leila Tong Young Red Bean / Young Cherie

Vocabulary

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日本 日本 Rì běn Japan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
亚 亞 Yà Asia; second ∼HSK 1
老爸 老爸 lǎo bà father; dad ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
五十 五十 wǔ shí fifty ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
七十 七十 qī shí seventy; 70 ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
四十 四十 sì shí forty; 40 ∼HSK 1
六十 六十 liù shí sixty; 60 ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
九十 九十 jiǔ shí ninety ∼HSK 1
三十 三十 sān shí thirty; 30 ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
说好 說好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
他妈的 他媽的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
三八 三八 sān bā International Women's Day, 8th March; foolish; stupid ∼HSK 1
好不 好不 hǎo bù not at all...; how very... ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
最新 最新 zuì xīn latest; newest ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
女仆 女僕 nǚ pú female servant; maid ∼HSK 1
不可以 不可以 bù kě yǐ may not ∼HSK 1
在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just...ing (and nothing else) ∼HSK 1
我国 我國 wǒ guó my country; our country ∼HSK 1
干儿子 乾兒子 gān ér zi adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) ∼HSK 1
多大 多大 duō dà how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much ∼HSK 1
下水 下水 xià shuǐ downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot ∼HSK 1
小子 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
从来没有 從來沒有 cóng lái méi yǒu there has never been; has never had; (before a verb) has never ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
要人 要人 yào rén important person ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
机 機 Jī desk; machine; moment ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
八十 八十 bā shí eighty; 80 ∼HSK 1
一百一 一百一 yī bǎi yī faultless; impeccable ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1